Rajneesh Duggal

Rajneesh Duggal
Duggal at the audio release of Direct Ishq in 2016
Born	19 November 1981 Delhi, India[1]
Occupation	Model, Actor
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Winner of Khatron Ke Khiladi 5[2]
Spouse(s)	Pallavee Duggall[3]

Rajneesh Duggal is an Indian film actor and a former model.^[4][5] He is the winner of Grasim Mr. India title in 2003 and a runner up in Mr. International. He is also the winner of Kingfisher Model of the year 2005.^[6] In May 2014, he won the reality stunt show Khatron Ke Khiladi 5.^[7][8] He made his Bollywood debut with Vikram Bhatt's super-hit horror thriller 1920.

Career

Duggal started his career as a Model.^[9] He also did several TV cals and ad campaigns like Raymond suitings, Kitkat, Monte Carlo, Wagon R, Yamaha, Videocon, Clinic All Clear.^[10]

He made his acting debut with Vikram Bhatt's horror thriller movie 1920,^[11] alongside Adah Sharma, where he played the lead role of Arjun Rathod, who vows to protect his possessed wife.^[12] The film was critically and commercially successful in 2008. In 2011, Duggal appeared in next horror thriller Phhir, he collaborated with Vikram Bhatt and Adah Sharma for the second time. He portrayed the role of Kabir Malhotra, a doctor who is in the search of his wife (played by Roshni Chopra). However, the film met with mixed reviews and failed to hit the box-office. His third film was Chandrakant Singh's thriller Be Careful alongside Tanisha Mukherjee, released at the end of 2011, where he portrayed the character of Sameer Malhotra. Duggal's south movies including Kaatu Puli and Aranyam were box-office failures. In 2012, Duggal appeared in Vikram Bhatt's supernatural thriller Dangerous Ishq co-starring Karishma Kapoor. The film become a major flop at the box-office, receiving negative reviews from the various critics, following This Weekend. Duggal has appeared in the 2013 animated movie Main Krishna Hoon, in a cameo role. In 2014, Duggal played in Samrat & Co., in the supporting role and Spark, in the lead role of Arjun.

Same year, Duggal appeared in the erotic music video "Mohabbat Barsa Dena Tu" alongside Surveen Chawla, from the Vikram Bhatt's horror movie Creature 3D. In 2015, Duggal played the role of Shravan in Bobby Khan's thriller drama Ek Paheli Leela, co-starring Sunny Leone and Jay Bhanushali. The film met with mixed reviews, and commercially successful at the box-office. He also appeared in Syed Ahmed Afzal's crime thriller Laal Rang as Inspector, multi-starring Randeep Hooda and Piaa Bajpai in 2016.

He also did Life OK's theatrical show Ramleela Ajay Devgn ke Saath as Ram^[13][14] He is also in the video of famous song by Bombay Vikings named 'Chodd do aanchal'.

Upcoming projects

In 2016, Duggal is appearing with three various films including Direct Ishq, Beiimaan Love and Udanchoo etc. Rajiv S Ruia's film Direct Ishq will be romantic comedy film releasing on 19 February 2016, starring Rajneesh Duggal, Nidhi Subbaiah and Arjun Bijlani in the pivotal roles. Duggal will also appear in a lead role for Rajeev Chaudhari's romantic film Beiimaan Love alongside Sunny Leone.

Duggal is filming for Vipin Parashar's Udanchoo, which will be the comedy thriller film co-starring Sayesha Saigal.

Personal life

Duggal graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Apeejay School of Management and a B.Com from Delhi University.^[15] He is married to Pallavi Duggall,^[16] and the couple have a daughter named Teeyaa.^[17]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Co-star	Notes
2008	1920	Arjun Rathod	Adah Sharma	Bollywood debut[18]
2011	Phhir	Kabir Malholtra		[19]
2011	Be Careful	Sameer Malhotra	Tanisha Mukherjee	[20]
2012	Kaatu Puli	Unknown	Sayali Bhagat	Tamil film[21]
2012	Aranyam	Unknown		Telugu film
2012	Dangerous Ishq	Rohan	Karishma Kapoor	[22]
2012	This Weekend	Himself	Sayali Bhagat	Cameo
2013	Main Krishna Hoon	Cameo	Misti Mukherjee	Special appearance in song "Govinda Aala Re" song.[23]
2014	Samrat & Co.	Deepak Khurana	Rajeev Khandelwal	[24]
2014	Spark	Arjun	Subhashree Ganguly
2014	Creature 3D	Himself	Surveen Chawla	Special appearance in song "Mohabbat Barsa Dena Tu"
2015	Ek Paheli Leela	Shravan	Sunny Leone
2016	Laal Rang	Inspector	Randeep Hooda, Piaa Bajpai
2016	Direct Ishq	Vickky Shukla	Nidhi Subbaiah	released
2016	Beiimaan Love	TBA	Sunny Leone	released
2016	Udanchhoo	Vikram	Sayesha Saigal	Filming[25]
2016	Wajah Tum Ho	Rahul	Sana Khan	Fliming

2016 Saansein Abhay Sonarika Bhadoria Filming

References

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13. Tejashree Bhopatkar. "Rajniesh Duggall as Ram, Richa Pallod as new sita of Ram Leela". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
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17. "'I don't mind getting up to change nappies'". Hindustantimes.com. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
18. "Rajniesh Duggall: From right to left". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
19. "I never get intimidated: Rajniesh Duggall". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
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21. "Kaatu Puli - Tamil Movie Reviews, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis". entertainment.oneindia.in. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
22. "Look who's playing Karisma Kapoor's lover?". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
23. "Rajniesh shoots a 'dahi handi' song for animation movie". Hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
24. "Post 'Khatron...', Rajniesh eyes 'quality work'". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-05-26. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
25. "Rajineesh Duggal replaces Gautam Gulati in Udaanchoo".

External links

• Rajneesh Duggal at the Internet Movie Database
• Rajneesh Duggal on Bollywood Hungama